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should be allowed to
tell you what to do
with your body. The
Naral pro-choice of
America president,
Ilyse Hogue said,
‘Those with the least
amount of power
among us are dispro-
portionately affect-
ed…’
The state senator ,
Linda Coleman-
Madison, also said,
‘For those with the
means, it doesn't
matter that Alabama
bans it. They’re going
to find another state ,
find another country,’
Those who will get
most affected are
those who are poor
and of colour. It has
been stated that
black and Hispanic
people are most like-
ly to be affected. In
2017, the abortion
rate was 27 for every
1,000 women for
black women, 18 for
Hispanic women and
10 for white women,
cited by the
Guttmacher Institute.
75% are poor or
earning a low-
income, including
49% who live below
the federal poverty
level. An estimated 5
million women are
hospitalized due to
abortion complica-
tions and 47,000
women die. Some
have thought that the
ban will only encour-
age illegal abortions ,
which will lead to
complications and
death. Celebrities
such as Rihanna have
commented on the
widespread ban. On
16th May, Rihanna
shared a compilation
of the male legislators
who voted on the ban in
Alabama on Instagram,
saying ‘Governor Kay
Ivey shame on you.’
Like Governor Kay Ivey,
many view the abortion
ban as the right thing to
do. Governor Kay Ivey-
commented, ‘The legis-
lature has spoken. It
underscores the sanctity
of life the people of Ala-
bama value so highly.’
2/3 of Americans wish
for the ban to discontin-
ue and for abortions to
be remain safe and le-
gal.
What will this mean for
the future?
Now many states are
overturning the Roe.v
Wade’s abortion law,
many fear that soon the
ban will expand into
other major states and
will become a total ban
in America.
Wall of Shame
The men who
legalised the
abortion ban
No woman can call herself
free who does not control her
own body.
—Margaret Sanger
Seventy-seven percent of
anti-abortion leaders are
men. 100% of them will
never be pregnant.
—Planned Parenthood ad-
“Those with
the least
amount of
power are
dispropor-
tionately af-
fected”
Ilyse Hogue
No woman has an abor-
tion for fun.
—Elizabeth Joan Smith
No woman wants an abor-
tion as she wants an ice
cream cone or a Porsche.
She wants an abortion as an
animal caught in a trap
wants to gnaw off its own
leg.
—Frederica Mathewes-
Against abortion? Don’t have
one.
—Anonymous
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